Which chemical element forms compounds which are typically intensely colored?

zinc
lithium
chromium
vanadium
The name of chromium means colour in Greek. Its compounds are used as pigments, including chrome yellow which had been used to paint school buses and chromium oxides used as a green color in glassmaking. Natural rubies are colored red due to chromium ions.
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zinc
lithium
chromium
vanadium
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flagBelarus
7%
7%
78%
4%
41
flagGreece
12%
12%
67%
6%
31
flagRussia
16%
13%
57%
12%
175
flagUkraine
17%
12%
56%
13%
228
flagIndia
11%
17%
53%
15%
925
flagAustralia
15%
17%
53%
12%
113
flagMalaysia
9%
16%
53%
20%
43
flagPakistan
13%
11%
52%
21%
102
flagNigeria
9%
20%
50%
17%
126
flagSingapore
14%
11%
50%
23%
34
flagUnknown
13%
16%
48%
20%
43
flagSwitzerland
19%
24%
46%
9%
73
flagPoland
22%
16%
45%
15%
15407
flagthe United States
18%
21%
45%
13%
783
flagGermany
11%
26%
43%
17%
1166
flagCanada
17%
23%
41%
17%
80
flagthe United Kingdom
15%
20%
40%
22%
365
flagGhana
25%
11%
40%
22%
35
flagAustria
12%
24%
39%
22%
170
flagthe Philippines
35%
15%
35%
12%
88